Amagundane angamagciwane ayinhloko e-leptospirosis, kodwa ezinye izilwane nazo zingase zidlulisele lesi sifo: izilwane ezithile ezidla inyama (izimpungushe, ama-mongoose, njll.), izilwane zasemapulazini (izinkomo, izingulube, amahhashi, izimvu, izimbuzi) noma inkampani (izinja) ngisho amalulwane. Zonke lezi zilwane zifukamele amagciwane ezinso zazo, ngokuvamile ngaphandle kokugula. Kuthiwa bangabathwali abanempilo. Abantu bahlale bengcoliswe wukuthintana nomchamo walezi zilwane ezinalesi sifo, kungaba emanzini noma emhlabathini. Amagciwane avame ukungena emzimbeni ngesikhumba uma kukhona ukuklwebheka noma ukusikwa, noma ngekhala, emlonyeni, emehlweni. Ungangenwa futhi ngokuphuza amanzi noma ukudla lapho amagciwane akhona. Kwesinye isikhathi kuba wukuthintana ngqo nezilwane ezinalesi sifo okungase kubhebhethekise isifo.